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Prosciutto Wrapped Chicken with Scalloped Potatoes (One Pan!)

By:Nagi
Published:12 Aug '15Updated:24 Mar '19
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No string required to keep this Prosciutto Wrapped Chicken rolled up! This is two dishes that just happens to be made in one pan. The tasty juices from the chicken mingles with the salty prosciutto as it drips onto the potato. It’s like potato gratin made with the best chicken broth ever!

This is a sister recipe of everybody’s favourite Bacon Wrapped Chicken – with the added bonus of a potato side dish!

Prosciutto Wrapped Chicken and Scalloped Potatoes in a round blue casserole pan

I didn’t realise until I wrote the recipe out that this is actually a one pan dish. It’s a “fancy enough for company” midweek meal I’ve been making for years. You know when you’ve made a recipe so many times it becomes second nature to you? I actually had to weigh and write the ingredients down properly when I made it to share the recipe with you!

So you might be wondering why I intentionally make this in one pan, without the primary objective being less washing? Well, it’s simply because of extra flavour! I have a hang up about not wasting flavour. I am big on deglazing pans (the brown bits on the pan is gold!), I make things like this Julia Child Zucchini Tian which is made using the juices squeezed out of the zucchini (this is truly a genius recipe), and of course I’m a big fan of meals made entirely in one pot so all the flavour is trapped and makes it onto my dinner plate!

One Pan Prosciutto Wrapped Ricotta Chicken with Scalloped Potatoes - simple to make, elegant enough for company. The chicken adds extra flavor to the golden potatoes!

Prosciutto Wrapped Chicken and Scalloped Potatoes on a small white plate, ready to be eaten

These scalloped potatoes….they are just GOLD. For something made with so few ingredients, the flavour is out of this world. And the secret is the chicken juice which drips onto the potatoes while they are baking via the salty prosciutto (more free flavour, more free flavour!).

The other little secret tip I have is making the surface of the potatoes golden brown pretty much all over. There’s no denying that plonking chicken on top while it bakes means you get less browning on top on some parts of the surface of the potatoes. To get around this, firstly, I make sure to use a large baking dish or ovenproof skillet (pictured), so there is at least 50% of the surface area of the potatoes not covered by the chicken.

And secondly, right at the very end while the chicken is resting, I scatter over some parmesan, crank the heat right up to max and pop the potatoes back in for 5 minutes to brown the top.

Check out these golden brown potatoes!

Prosciutto Wrapped Chicken and Scalloped Potatoes on a white plate, ready to be eaten

One Pan Prosciutto Wrapped Ricotta Chicken with Scalloped Potatoes - simple to make, elegant enough for company. The chicken adds extra flavor to the golden potatoes!The concept behind this recipe is the same as my One Pan Rotisserie Chicken on Potato Gratin. But I think it’s fancier because it’s STUFFED!

Oh – speaking of stuffed – no fussy kitchen string required for these! The prosciutto effectively holds the chicken roll up together, then I just stick some toothpicks in the ends to seal it (just roughly is enough). Sometimes I don’t even bother with the toothpicks. What happens is that some of the ricotta comes oozing out of the side like sausages – like the photo on the right (from another time I made this 🙂 ). Though it means there is less ricotta inside, I really love the bits that ooze out because they brown. So delish!

If you are making this to impress (think your hubby’s boss, date etc), you can either use a rolling pin to flatten the chicken more evenly or use scissors (or a knife) to trim the lump parts of the chicken so when it is cut open, the ricotta filling is perfectly centred.

I sometimes trim the chicken slightly but I’ve never bothered flattening it because this is one of my shortcut recipes. 🙂

Prosciutto Wrapped Chicken cut open revealing the ricotta filling.

Speaking of shortcut, the key thing in this that really makes it “work” with so few ingredients is the prosciutto. It adds flavour and salt to both the chicken and the potatoes, plus texture to the dish as a whole because it is quite crispy. It won’t work as well with bacon because it is much thicker. Jamon will work just as well though!

What do you think? Worth trying? 😉

– Nagi x


Similar to this, anything Bacon Wrapped is a GOOD THING!

  • Bacon Wrapped Chicken

  • Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin

  • Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs with Cheese Sauce

Prosciutto Wrapped Chicken and Scalloped Potatoes in a round blue casserole pan

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One Pan Prosciutto Wrapped Ricotta Chicken with Scalloped Potatoes - simple to make, elegant enough for company. The chicken adds extra flavor to the golden potatoes!

Prosciutto Wrapped Chicken and Scalloped Potatoes (One Pan!)

Author: Nagi | RecipeTin Eats
Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 45 mins
Total: 1 hr
Chicken, Dinner
4.89 from 17 votes
Servings4
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This is one of those recipes that is easy enough for midweek but elegant enough for company - at least, in my opinion! By baking the chicken on top of the potato, the juices mingles with the salty prosciutto then drips down onto the potato, adding extra (serious) flavour oomph!

Ingredients

Ricotta Filling

  • 2/3 cup ricotta
  • Zest of 1 small lemon , or 1/2 large lemon
  • 1 1/2 tsp finely sliced fresh sage leaves (Note 1)
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • Pepper

Prosciutto Chicken & Potatoes

  • 4 chicken thigh fillets , skinless and boneless (about 5 - 7 oz / 150 - 200g each)
  • 4 long or 8 small thin slices of prosciutto
  • 1.5 lb / 750 g potatoes , peeled and cut into thin slices
  • 1 garlic clove , crushed (optional)
  • 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil + 1/2 tbsp extra olive oil
  • 1 tsp dried thyme leaves
  • 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan
  • Salt and pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
  • Mix together the Ricotta Filling ingredients in a small bowl.
  • Lay out the prosciutto on a work surface. Place chicken lengthwise at the bottom of each strip.
  • Divide Ricotta Filling between the chicken, placing it at the bottom (closest to you).
  • Roll up the chicken, wrapping it in the prosciutto, finishing with the seam side down. Not too tightly otherwise the ricotta will ooze out!
  • Use toothpicks to seal the ends. (Note 2)
  • Spread the potato slices on the base of a roasting dish or large ovenproof skillet. Fan them out so they are overlapping slightly.
  • Mix together 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil and garlic then pour over the potatoes, using a teaspoon or brush to spread it out. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and thyme leaves.
  • Place chicken on top of the potato, drizzle the chicken with 1/2 tbsp olive oil and bake for 40 minutes.
  • Remove chicken onto a plate to rest, covered loosely with foil.
  • Sprinkle the potatoes with parmesan cheese, then return just the potatoes back into the oven and turn up the oven to maximum. Bake for 5 minutes.
  • Remove potatoes from the oven. Place chicken back on top.
  • Serve asap!

Recipe Notes:

1. To measure this, scrunch up sage leaves into a tight wad then slice it as thinly as you can. Then pinch the finely sliced sage and gently pack it into a teaspoon (plus another 1/2 tsp!) to measure it.
Thyme is also a lovely herb for this. Use the same quantity of fresh thyme or 3/4 tsp dried thyme leaves.
2. This isn't a critical step. Most of the time I don't bother. The ricotta partially oozes out of each side, kind of like a mini ricotta sausage sticking out of the chicken! 🙂 And it browns which I like!
3. Nutrition per serving.
One Pan Prosciutto Wrapped Chicken with Ricotta and Potatoes Nutrition

Nutrition Information:

Serving: 399gCalories: 445cal (22%)Carbohydrates: 31.8g (11%)Protein: 41.4g (83%)Fat: 17.8g (27%)Saturated Fat: 5.2g (33%)Cholesterol: 149mg (50%)Sodium: 452mg (20%)Potassium: 863mg (25%)Fiber: 4.5g (19%)Sugar: 2.3g (3%)Vitamin A: 150IU (3%)Vitamin C: 51.2mg (62%)Calcium: 140mg (14%)Iron: 2.9mg (16%)
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87 Comments

  1. Linda says

    March 31, 2022 at 6:21 pm

    Forgot to say… have even used creamy blue, brie and Camembert… yuummmm

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  2. Linda says

    March 31, 2022 at 6:17 pm

    Making this again tonight… it’s been a regular on the monthly menu here. I swop and interchange ricotta / goat / feta… swop herbs etc… it’sALWAYS delish … yet another NAGI WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER.

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  3. Rebecca says

    October 20, 2021 at 1:02 am

    What thickness should the prosciutto be sliced?

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